Sad Samba

Sad Samba

Energetic, buoyant samba is often played at parties, but many of the greatest songs have deeply melancholic themes. Singers reflect on longing, heartbreak and samba itself in words redolent of poetic imagery, soliloquising on dancing alone or shedding pain in the swirling confetti of Carnaval. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

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